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Short-term rental rules in Irving, TX
How Irving regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- discretionary Conditional Use Permit required for new STRs in single-family homes and townhomes in most residential districts
- annual STR registration required with inspection
- existing registered STRs continue as legal nonconforming uses
- city hotel occupancy tax applies to STR stays
Based on: UDC §2.4.2 and §§2.4.4–2.4.17 as amended by Ord. ORD-2026-11311, passed 2026-07-30, effective 2026-07-31; registration
Summary of the rule
Short Term Rental ... permitted by Conditional Use Permit only subject to Section 2.3.5
Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
Pending legislation
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